Thanks for paying us a visit. This hour is an audio
odyssey exploring a multitude of sounds: some cool, some
hot, some electric, some swingin’, and some blue.

Artist

Track

Album

Herbie Hancock

You've got it Bad Girl

The New Standard

John Pizzarelli

I Only Want Some

New Standards

Regina Carter

Something for Grace

Something for Grace

Quincy Jones

Whisper Not

The Birth of a Band

Yaron Gershovsky

Sidewinder

State of Mind

Danilio Perez

Panamonk

Panamonk

Henry Mancini

Pink Panther

Music from the Film Score: The Pink
Panther

Roomful of Blues

Back on Front Street

Music can Make You Happy

Johnny Adams

Stand By

Walkin' on a Tight Rope

Herbie Hancock

Driftin'

Takin' Off

What constitutes a standard is a nebulous
definition, yet ask the Jazz player, and
its pretty clear what tunes are considered
standards. Standards are generally plucked
from popular music or are specific jazz
creations; however, their timelessness is apparent
from the first time they are heard. Our
first two cuts reflect the ever evolving
and growing repertoire of jazz standards.

The contrasts in sound are evident between
the lush big band of Quincy Jones and the
fiery violin of Regina Carter; in this case,
the two juxtapose the convention wisdom
of what is cool and what is hot.

Yaron gives us a vocalese treat, courtesy
of The Manhattan Transfer, on the classic
Sidewinder and Danilio interprets the musical
form of all that was Monk through a Latin
lens with a sense of adventure that has
to be heard to be believed. Another standard
rounds out the set; this time from the prolific
pen of Henry Mancini.

Rounding out our time together is the blue
hue, that from which so much of the jazz
idiom is derived. We dance, and then we
walk, right before we take off. From Herbie's
first album, we hear all the soul, bop,
and blue that his classic Blue Note quintet delivers. Such
a rich musical history that is unveiled
right before our ears.

What ultimately makes for a standard? The
passage of time. Music that is as fresh
and vibrant today as it was 20, 30, or even
50 years ago and that will be 20, 30, or
50 years in the future. A tapestry of talent,
a collage of color... the standard bearer
of musical craftsmanship.